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The Second Glorious Mystery – The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven plaque is a vivid and dynamic depiction of Jesus – risen from the dead and still bearing the marks of his crucifixion – now being taken up into Heaven (Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:1-11). Since there is no mention of angels taking Jesus up to Heaven, this depiction is surely an allusion to Matthew 4:6 (“If you are the Son of God,” Satan said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”). The angels – as messengers who travel between Heaven and Earth – symbolize the ascending of the Risen Jesus from Earth to Heaven. The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven plaque is indeed an especially fitting gift – as part of the complete set of 20 plaques of the Mysteries of the Rosary – for a hospice, retreat house, hospital, monastery, parish, convent, or school.

The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven Plaque – A Marvelous Labor of Love, Faith, and Hope

The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven plaque is 8.25 inches high, 6.75 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. A community of religious sisters in a cloistered French monastery design, mold from dolomite stone and resin, and finish by hand every plaque in their atelier. Each member of the community prayerfully fulfills an assigned needed for the completion of every plaque. How, where, and by whom The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven plaque is created gives proof to how profoundly ”culturally authentic” and what a marvelous labor of love, faith and hope this plaque is!

The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven (Acts 1:1-11)

In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teachuntil the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come backin the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”